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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
302 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         76        MM  99    1913  81     -5       84        
  MINIMUM         65        MM  45    1915  61      4       60        
                                      1967                           
  AVERAGE         71                        71      0       72     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.09          2.80 1977   0.13  -0.04     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      4.17  -2.21     2.90     
  SINCE JUN 1     16.99                     13.25   3.74    16.02     
  SINCE JAN 1     28.82                     27.10   1.72    29.33     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8        0        
  SINCE JUN 1     12                        16     -4        1        
  SINCE JUL 1      8                         1      7        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        6                         7     -1        7        
  MONTH TO DATE  288                       280      8      316        
  SINCE JUN 1    974                       852    122      983        
  SINCE JAN 1   1028                       935     93     1080        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  HEAVY RAIN                                                          
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     64           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    81                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1913                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        38      1949                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER  1 2025.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER  2 2025.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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